Sonic Automotive Executives to Speak at the Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference on March 9, 2005

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 1 -- Executives of Sonic Automotive, Inc. , a leader in automotive retailing, will present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investor Conference at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla.

The presentation will be available for download after 1:30 p.m. March 9 at http://www.sonicautomotive.com/ by clicking on the Investor Relations tab and choosing Investor Presentations from the list on the left side of the monitor.

For over 25 years, Raymond James has hosted its Institutional Investors Conference. It is one of the oldest, largest and broadest conferences of its kind. Designed to provide a forum for portfolio managers and generalists, presentations will be made by companies representing all eight industry sectors covered by Raymond James: consumer, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial growth, real estate, technology and telecommunications.

About Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is among the largest automotive retailers in the United States operating 192 franchises and 40 collision repair centers in 15 states. For more information about Sonic Automotive, visit http://www.sonicautomotive.com/ .

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